Life-boat.



D. BASILE.

LIFE BOAT. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1915.

r Patented June 1, 1915.

WITNESSES ii i H lihll l /NVE/VTOR Mi, wf li iii lWmfl David Basile I' II H| I BY UNiTE %TAT E ATNT DAVID BASIL E, 0F BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

LIFE-BOAT.

Application filed February 10, 1915.

T (ZZZ whom it may concern 1 Be it known that 1, DAVID BASILE, a subject of the King of Italy, and a resident of the city of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented anew and Improved Life-Boat, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

This invention relates to improvements in ships, boats and the like, and has for an object an improved construction wherein; the life boats wili be the dominating feature.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a ship with a plurality of life boats forming part of the ship but detached therefrom, the same acting as life boats when detached and as part of the ship when secured in place. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide a ship with a main body formed with notches or openings for auxiliary boa-ts acting as life boats and as part of the ship together with means for positively holding the boats in place until it becomes desirable to use the auxiliary boats.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a ship, life boats and associated parts embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed perspective view of a bifurcated bar-retaining member embodying certain features of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates the body of a ship which may be of any desired construction provided the same is formed with a plurality of notches 2, the notches 2 not being in communication with the interior of body 1. Each of the notches 2 is designed to contain a boat 3 which is large in comparison to the body 1, and in fact takes up a large part of the body, as when the same is in place it forms part of the complete ship. The boats 3 are made as separate boats so as to be readily used independently when released from the body 1, although ordinarily they are part of the structure of the ship. In for ing a notch 2, a side lug or filling member 4 is provided which is formed with an opening or port 5 having a door 6 which opens inwardly. Each of the boats 3 is provided with a cutaway portion 3 which fits over the member 4 and makes a substantially tight joint therewith. By cutting away the rear of the boat 3 as shown in Fig. 1, space Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Serial No. 7,321.

is provided for the rudder 7 and propeller 8 of the respective boats while the same are secured to the body 1. By reason of the cover 6 swinging inwardly water may freely enter into the space back of the member 4-, but cannot escape therefrom whereby there is a supply of water for the propeller 8 to act upon when the boats 3 are moving away from body 1. It is designed to release the boats as hereinafter fully described when the ship 1 springs a leak and is sinking or when the same strikes an obstacle and be comes wrecked so that the main body will probably sink. In order that the boats 3 may leave the sinking ship 1 in any kind of weather and without any considerable inconvenience the boats 3 are arranged in body 1 so as to be continually in contact with the water as shown in Fig. 1. so that when the boats are released, there will be no considerable amount of weight removed from the body 1 as the boats 3 are already supported more or less directly by the water. It is designed to have the boats 3 fitted interiorly as staterooms and in the usual manner of ships so that in case of sudden wrecking of the ship the passengers will be directed to their staterooms, and the boats 3 disengaged from the ship or body 1.

In order to positively hold or look the boats 3 in place on the body or ship 1, a plurality of bars 10 are provided which rest on top of the respective boats and a plurality of side bars 11 are provided which are connected to the bars 10 in any suitable manner, as for instance, by passing through apertures therein and having locking pin 12 connect the two bars. The lower end of bars 11 pass through eyelets 13 secured to body 1 while the inner ends of the bars 10 are connected with a shaft 14 passing through eyelets 15. In order to prevent any loose motion of the boats 3 a cross-bar 16 is provided for each of the boats which is held in place at one end by an eyelet 17 and at the opposite end by a bifurcated member 18 and a pin 19. When the pin 19 is removed, cross-bar 16 may be easily raised and moved out of the way. In order to raise the bars 10, bars 11 are removed and bars 11 are forced downwardly or moved upwardly so as to be disengaged from eyelets 13 as well as bars 10. Afterward the bars 10 are moved upwardly a short distance or at right angles to their former position as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be observed that as the boats 3 ex boats occupying large spaces of the ship and by arranging the same so that they will be partially supported by the water when in the normal position, a structure is provided which will allow the life boats or auxiliary boats 3 to be easily launched at any time without danger to the occupants of the various boats 3 or even to the body or ship 1. Another advantage is that the entire life boat is arranged to be utilized continuously as part of the ship so that there is no lost space on the ship. It is of course evident that the main body of the ship could be pro vided with staterooms and other accommodations without departing from the spirit of the invention and the persons occupying said accommodations could be accommodated in the boats 3 in caseof accident to the main ship. Theentrance to the various boats 3 are arranged on top preferably so that the sides of the boats may be entirely independent of the main body or ship 1.

lVhat I claim is I r V 1. In a ship of the character described, a

body provided with a plurality of comparatively large notches, said body being provided with walls overlapping one end of said notches, a boat arranged in each of said notches having an undercut rear end whereby there is an open space back of each of the boats opposite said walls, said walls being formed with openings and inwardly moving covers whereby water may freely enter into the space back of the respective boats, propelling means arranged in the boat, said propelling means including a screw 1n the undercut space at the rear of V the boat, and means for removably connect- 7 ing said boats to said ship in the respective notches. l

- 2. In a device of the character described, 7 a main ship provided with a plurality of openings therein, a boat arranged inie'ach of said openings, a pivotallymounted locking device connected with said ship and oi 'erlapping each of said boats, and retaining bars connected with said overlapping devices and with said ship for normally looking said boats in said openings. I

3. In a device of the character described,

a main ship provided with a plurality of V Witnesses? V p MI HELE STRIszI, JOHN J. GERRITY.

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